Ch 4 Exercises 5-13, Table 4.2-4.3

Question 1

Long Bones

Answer 1

Longer than wide; Femur, Radius,Ulna, Tibia, Fibula, Phalanges

Question 2

Short Bones

Answer 2

Nearly as long as wide; Carpals, Tarsals

Question 3

Flat Bones

Answer 3

Broad or thin; Sternum, Ribs, Scapula

Question 4

Irregular Bones

Answer 4

Various sizes; Vertebrae, Facial Bones

Question 5

Sesamoid Bones

Answer 5

Irregular, round; Patella

Question 6

Ankyl/o

Answer 6

Stiff, Immobile

Question 7

Kyph/o

Answer 7

Pertaining to a hump

Question 8

Lord/o

Answer 8

Swayback

Question 9

Scoli/o

Answer 9

Crooked, Bent

Question 10

Sub-

Answer 10

Below, Under

Question 11

Supra-

Answer 11

Above

Question 12

-blast

Answer 12

Immature

Question 13

-clasis

Answer 13

Surgical Fracture

Question 14

-malacia

Answer 14

Softening

Question 15

-oma

Answer 15

Tumor

Question 16

-osis

Answer 16

Abnormal Condition

Question 17

Condyle

Answer 17

Round Knuckle-like Projection

Question 18

Crest

Answer 18

Prominent ridge along the border of a bone

Question 19

Head

Answer 19

Large, rounded end of a long bone set off from the shaft of the bone by a neck

Question 20

Spine

Answer 20

Sharp projection from the surface of a bone

Question 21

Trochanter

Answer 21

Large, somewhat rounded projections near the neck of the femur

Question 22

Fissure

Answer 22

Groove or slit-like opening

Question 23

Foramen

Answer 23

Hole or opening in a bone

Question 24

Fossa

Answer 24

Indentation in the surface of a bone

Question 25

Sinus

Answer 25

Air space or opening in the bones of the skull